Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.
MALCOLM XSometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the Gun down.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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Mankind’s history has proved from one era to another that the true criterion of leadership is spiritual. Men are attracted by spirit. By power, men are forced. Love is engendered by spirit. By power anxieties are created.
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There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
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I think that the best thing that a person can be is sincere.
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Those who would hunt a man need to remember that a jungle also contains those who hunt the hunters.
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There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity.
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Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.
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Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
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I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won’t let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion.
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The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
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I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he’s wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.
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Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.
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Reading has changed the course of my life radically. I did not aim behind it to gain any certificates to improve my position. Rather, I wanted to live intellectually.
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All over this world people are standing up for freedom.
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Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
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One day, may we all meet together in the light of understanding.
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